WordPress plugin comparison

Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts vs Subscribe2

Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts

by Jack - BNFW

30K+ installs4.8

Subscribe2

by weDevs

10K+ installs3.5

At a glance

Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts has more active installs: 30K+, against 10K+ for Subscribe2.
On a typical day, Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts is downloaded about 753 times, Subscribe2 about 124.
Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 184 reviews, against 3.5 from 116 reviews.
Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts was updated more recently: Oct 31, 2026, against Sep 23, 2026 for Subscribe2.
Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Subscribe2.
Subscribe2 has been around longer: since 2005, against 2013 for Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts.

Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts	Subscribe2
Popular rank	#1,046	#1,500
Active installs	30K+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	35K	4.1K
Rating	4.8(184)	3.5(116)
Support threads resolved	0%	0%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.98	×0.73
Last release	9 days ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	7.4	5.4

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